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Frankly I am amazed that so few people practice Couch OB training methods I don't know what I'd do if I had to actually get out of my chair to retrieve the remote, or my slippers, or my beer, when I have a couch lab who while usually in a deep unmoving state of extreme concentration, will get anything I need. After we negotiate the appropriate fee of course . Sure she might not move for 1 or 2 Doritos, but 4!!? or add in a cheese dip!!? and she's more than happy to get anyone anything you might need and sometimes things you didn't even know you needed

Last edited by Hunt'EmUp; 01-24-2013 at 01:17 PM.

"They's Just DAWGS"
"Hunting is a skill to be learned whether you do it early or late it still needs to be learned"
"I train dogs, Not papers"

I will shortly be coming out withTotal and Complete Retriever Couch Training on DVD with accompanying spiral bound book of drills. The first chapter is "The Trained Cuddle: Its importance, history, and teaching sequence."

PayPal will be set up shortly. $129.99 with the book; $89.99 for the DVD alone.

Robert Milner has developed methods adapted from dolphin training that will get your dog to scoot over in one third the time using only positive reinforcement.
I think it involves a bag of Cheetoes combined with enthusiastic bashing of conventional training methods.